The hood

Ph. Renzo Franco I have picked my hood. Don't look at me like that, I know you faux-house hunt whenever you get the chance. Why can't I faux-neighborhood hunt? Never hurts to plan where one might end up should one win the green card lottery and NYC keeps coming up with snow in April. So yeah. I have picked my hood. Downtown may be where the cool kids rendez vous to hang out at the Ace Hotel's rooftop hot tub . West Hollywood has the Soho House, healthfood haven Erewhon and Jake Gyllenhaal (spotted at No Name, sporting one sexy beard and a hella smile). But it is in Venice that my Cali-self would shack up. Maybe I already have. Nine days deep, and...